| ABORTUS | • abortus n. An abortion. • abortus n. An aborted fetus, especially one aborted in early pregnancy. • ABORTUS n. an aborted fetus. |
| FORTUNE | • fortune n. Destiny, especially favorable. • fortune n. A prediction or set of predictions about a person’s future provided by a fortune teller. • fortune n. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie. |
| NURTURE | • nurture n. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care. • nurture n. That which nourishes; food; diet. • nurture n. The environmental influences that contribute to the development of an individual (as opposed to "nature"). |
| PARTURE | • parture n. (Obsolete) departure. • PARTURE n. (Spenser) a departure. |
| PERTURB | • perturb v. To disturb; to bother or unsettle. • perturb v. (Physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object. • perturb v. (Astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force. |
| PERTUSE | • pertuse adj. Pierced or punched with holes. • PERTUSE adj. punched or pierced, also PERTUSED. |
| SIRTUIN | • sirtuin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that act as regulatory factors that mediate the life-extending… • SIRTUIN n. any of a group of enzymes which regulate cell metabolism and aging. |
| STARTUP | • startup n. The act or process of starting a process or machine. • startup n. A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth. • startup n. (Computing, often capitalized) A folder (especially in Windows), containing shortcuts of applications… |
| TARTUFE | • tartufe n. Alternative form of tartuffe. • TARTUFE n. (French) a hypocrite, esp. one who affects religious piety, also TARTUFFE. |
| TARTUFI | • TARTUFO n. (Italian) a dessert of light mousse-like chocolate. |
| TARTUFO | • TARTUFO n. (Italian) a dessert of light mousse-like chocolate. |
| TORTURE | • torture n. The intentional causing of somebody’s experiencing agony. • torture n. (Chiefly literary) The "suffering of the heart" imposed by one on another, as in personal relationships. • torture n. (Colloquial) (often as "absolute torture") Stage fright; severe embarrassment. |
| VERTUES | • vertues n. Plural of vertue. • VERTUE n. moral excellence, also VIRTUE. |
| VIRTUAL | • virtual adj. In effect or essence, if not in fact or reality; imitated, simulated. • virtual adj. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or measurable part; potential. • virtual adj. Nearly, almost. (A relatively recent development in meaning) |
| VIRTUES | • virtues n. Plural of virtue. • Virtues prop.n. Plural of Virtue. • VIRTUE n. moral excellence, also VERTUE. |